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Know that Allah is fierce in retribution and that those You willed. You are our Protector so forgive
Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (5:98) us and have mercy on us. You are the Best of
You who believe! Do not ask about matters Forgivers.’ (7:155)
which, if they were made known to you, would When they were told: ‘Live in this town and eat of
make things difficult for you. If you do ask about it wherever you like and say, "Relieve us of our
them when the Qur’an is being sent down, they burdens!" and enter the gate prostrating. Your mis-
will be made known to you. Allah has ignored takes will be forgiven you. We will grant increase
them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, All-Forbearing. to good-doers.’ (7:161)
(5:101) Then your Lord announced that He would send
(Isa said,) ‘If You punish them, they are Your ser- against them until the Day of Rising people who
vants. If you forgive them, You are the Almighty, would inflict an evil punishment on them. Your
the All-Wise.’ (5:118) Lord is Swift in Retribution. And He is Ever-
When those who believe in Our Signs come to Forgiving, Most Merciful. (7:167)
you, say, ‘Peace be upon you!’ Allah has made An evil generation has succeeded them, inheriting
mercy incumbent on Himself. If anyone among the Book, taking the goods of this lower world, and
you does evil out of ignorance and then after- saying, ‘We will be forgiven.’ But if similar goods
wards repents and puts things right, He is Ever- come to them again they still take them. Has not a
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (6:54) covenant been made with them in the Book, that
Say: ‘I do not find, in what has been revealed to they should only say the truth about Allah and
me, any food it is forbidden to eat except for car- have they not studied what is in it? The Final
rion, flowing blood, and pork–for that is un- Abode is better for those who guard against evil.
clean–or some deviance consecrated to other than Will you not use your intellect? (7:169)
Allah. But if anyone is forced to eat it, without de- They are in truth the believers. They have high
siring to or going to excess in it, your Lord is Ever- ranks with their Lord and forgiveness and generous
Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (6:145) provision. (8:4)
It is He Who appointed you successors on the You who believe! If you have fear of Allah, He will
earth and raised some of you above others in rank give you discrimination and erase your bad actions
so He could test you regarding what He has given from you and forgive you. Allah’s favour is indeed
you. Your Lord is Swift in Retribution; and He is immense. (8:29)
Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (6:165) Allah would not punish them while you were
They said, ‘Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. among them. Allah would not punish them as long
If you do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we as they sought forgiveness. (8:33)
will be among the lost.’ (7:23) Say to those who disbelieve that if they stop, they
When they took full stock of what they had done will be forgiven what is past; but if they return to it,
and saw they had been misled, they said, ‘If our they have the pattern of previous peoples in the
Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we past. (8:38)
will certainly be among the lost.’ (7:149) So make full use of any booty you have taken
But as for those who do evil actions and then sub- which is lawful and good; and have fear of Allah.
sequently repent and believe, in that case your Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (8:69)
Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (7:153) O Prophet! Say to those you are holding prisoner,
Musa chose seventy men from his people for Our ‘If Allah knows of any good in your hearts, He will
appointed time and when the earthquake seized give you something better than what has been
them he said, ‘My Lord, if You had willed, You taken from you and forgive you.’ Allah is Ever-
could have destroyed them previously and me as Forgiving, Most Merciful. (8:70)
well. Would you destroy us for what the fools Those who believe and have migrated and strived
among us did? It was only a trial from You by in the Way of Allah and those who have given
which You misguided those You willed and guided refuge and help, they are the true believers. They
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